Application of viral-load kinetics to identify patients who develop cytomegalovirus disease after transplantation
Application of viral-load kinetics to identify patients who develop cytomegalovirus disease after transplantation
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02350-3
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发表时间:
2000-06-10
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168.9
通讯作者:
Griffiths, PD
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作者:
Emery, VC;Sabin, CA;Griffiths, PD
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) continues to be a major problem post-transplantation; early markers for predicting patients at risk of CMV disease are needed. Peak CMV load in the blood correlates with CMV disease but frequently occurs too late to provide prognostic information.Methods 359 transplant recipients (162 liver, 87 renal, and 110 bone marrow) were prospectively monitored for CMV DNA in the blood with qualitative and quantitative PCR. 3873 samples were analysed. The CMV load in the first PCR-positive sample and the rate of increase in CMV load in blood during the initial phase of replication were assessed as risk factors for CMV disease using logistic regression.Findings 127 of the 359 patients had CMV DNA in the blood and 49 developed CMV disease. initial viral load correlated significantly with peak CMV load (R-2=0.47, p=